Polishing device



July 3, 1928. 6 1,675,662

L. F. PHILLIPS POLISHING DEVICE Filed June 15, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l Suva-fob July 3, 1928. 1,675,662

L. F. PHILLIPS POLI SHING DEVI CE.

Filed June 15, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented July 3, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed June is,

The present invention relates to a polishing device and aims to provide a novel and improved device of this character for polishing finger, nails in a convenient and eflicient manner.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an electrically operated IQUlP' rocating member having detachably carried thereby a buffer for polishingvthenfinger nails of-a persons hand placed under the buffer. 1

A further object of the invention is to provide a polishing device as above mentioned arranged within a box like casing with a forwardly extending portion in which the, reciprocating member is arranged and be low which'the butter. is positioned, saidcasing having slidably arranged therein a drawer for holding nail polish and like articles.

It i also an object of the invention to provide a deviee ofthe above indicated character, whichis simple and substantial inconstruction, whichcan be manufactured economically, and which will be thoroughly efficient and practical in use.

lVith the foregoing-and other objects in view, which will be apparentas the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood thatchanges can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from-the spiritof the invention.

The" invention is illustrated inthe accoma panying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is-a vertical section through my improved device, and a Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on line22 of Figure 1;

In carrying out the invention, the numeral 10 designates a box-line casing, having a top wall 11, bottom wall 12, front wall 13, rear Wall 14, and side walls 15. 011 thefront wall lii-is a forwardlyextending p.ortion 16 of the casing, said=forwardly extend ing portion being formed by having the sidewalls 15 and top wall 11 extending for wardly with a front w'all portiomliextenrling across the forward wedges thereof arranged in advance of the front wallul3 and parallel therewith. p

At the lower portion ofthe forwardly extending portion '16 is provided a pair of guide ribs'18 and19, the guide rib 18 being formed on the front wall 13 while the guide 1927. Serial No. 199,028.

rib19 is formed on the front wall 17 of the forwardly extending portion 16. Arranged between the guide ribs 18 and 19 is a plate 20 which has arranged at each end thereof a pair of upwardly extending ears 21 and a pair of downwardly extending ears 22. Rotatably carried by the upwardly extending ears 21 are rollers 23 which contact with the upper surfaces of the guide ribs 18 and 19, while rotatably carried by the down wardly extending ears 22 are other rollers 2twhich contact with theunder surfaces of the guide ribs 18 and 19. It can be seen from the above mentioned structure that the plate 20 is slidably arranged between the guide ribs 18 and 19 for free movement.

V vCarried by the upper wall 11 and arrang ed in the box-like casing 10 an electric motor 25, which is secured to said upper upper wall by means of a pair of brackets 26 which i are provided with arcuate surfaces of the same curvature of the cylindrical portion of the ,motor and to which said motor is secured by means of screws, or :the like. Saidbrackets' in turn arelJselike;- The, drive shaft 27 of the, electric motor extends forwardl into the forwardly extending portion 16 o the casing and has s'ecuredon its end a disk 28 to which is eccentrically connected,,as at 29, one endof a connecting rod'30. The opposite end'of the conneotingrod 30 is ivotally connected to a pair of ears 31 carried by the slidable plate 20. It can be. seen that when the motor is in operation that the disk 28 will be rotated and due to the fact that the connecting rod30 is eccentrically connected to the, disk said rod will cause the slidalble plate 201to be reciprocated.

;On the, under surface of the plate 20 is secured a bracket 32, which is substantially uesh ape in cross section, having one side portion attached to the plate 20 bymeans of belts, or the like, the bight portion extending v cured tothe upper wall ll by screws, or the in thismanner and providing the ribs and grooves, it can be seen that the bracket 34 is detachably connected to the bracket. 33, yet said bracket 34 is held against longitudinal sliding movement with relation to the bracket 32. On the lower side portion 33 of the bracket 34 is attached a finger nail buffer 37, which is of the usual type;

On thedrive shaft of the electric motor adjacent the disk 28 I have shown a hearing 38 carried by an extension 39 from the front wall 13 of the casing for supporting the drive shaft 27, yet it may not be necessary to provide such bearing.

1n the lower portion of the casing 10 and slidably arranged in the front wall 13 is a drawer 40 which may be used for containing nail polish and similar articles, Attached to the upper wall 11 is a handle 41 which is adapted to be used for carrying the device from place to place; It is to be noted that the handle 41 is attached to the brackets 26 which support the electric motor 25 so when using the handle itwill not be necessary for the top wall 11 of the casing to receive the strain of the weight of the motor. Electric wires 42 are attached to the electric motor and extend through the rear wall 14 of the casing as indicated by the numeral 43.

In operation, the current is turned on to the electric motor which will cause the disk 28 to be rotated. Due to the fact that the connecting rod 30 is eccentrically connected to thedisk and is connected to the sliding plate 20, said plateQO will be rec-iprocated. The rollers 23 and 24 carried by said plate and engaging the guide ribs 18 and 19 will prevent friction between the sliding plate and said guide ribs and will support said sliding plate. The U-shaped bracket 32 is secured to the plate 20 in a rigid manner so that the same will be reciprocated in a like manner. The ribs 35 and grooves 36 will prevent longitudinal sliding movement of the bracket 34 with relation to the bracket 32 so that the buffer 37 reciprocates with the sliding plate 20. l/Vhen it is desired to replace the buffer, the same, together with the bracket 34, may be disengaged from the bracket 32 by sliding the buffer outwardly. It can be seen that when the buffer 37 is reciprocated, a persons finger nails positioned beneath the buffer will be polished. By arranging the buffer in this manner, it is possible to polish the nails in a convenient manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: V

1. A polishing device comprising an electrically operated reciprocating member, a bracket carried by said reciprocating memher and having a portion thereof arranged in a horizontal manner, a buffer, a U-shaped bracket carried by said bufier, the opposite parallel side portions of said U-shaped bracket being adapted to en age the portion of said first mentionedbrac et extending in a horizontal manner so that said buffer may be detachably connected to said reciprocating member. i

A polishing device comprising an electrically operated reciprocating member, a bracket carried by'said reciprocating memher and having a portion thereof arranged in a horizontal manner, a buffer, a U-shaped bracket carried by said bufi'er, the opposite parallel side portions of said U-shaped bracket being adapted to engage the portion of said first mentioned bracket extending in a horizontal manner so that said bufier may be detachably connected to said reciprocating member, and means carried by saidhorizontal portion of said first mentioned bracket and said U-shaped bracket for supporting said buffer against movement in asimilarea. direction to the movement of said reciprocating member. i

3. A polishing device comprising an. electrically operated reciprocating member, a bracket carried by said reciprocating member and having a horizontal portion, a series of ribs extending across said horizontal por tion, a buffer, a U-shaped bracket having oppositely arranged parallel side portions provided with grooves extending crosswise therein, said U-shaped bracket being adapted to engage both sides of said horizontal portion of said first mentioned bracket for. detachably connecting the buflerto the re ciprocating member.

4. A polishing device comprising an electrically operated reciprocating member, a bracket secured to the under side of said reciprocating member and being substantially U-shaped in cross section, said bracket having one parallel side portion thereof attached to the reciprocating member while the other parallel side portion is arranged in a horizontal manner spaced below said reciprocating member, a. buffer, another bracket substantially U-shaped in cross section and having one side portion attached to said buffer, the opposite side portions of said second mentioned'bracket being adapted to engage the opposite sides of the side portion of the first mentioned U-shaped bracket arranged in a horizontal manner below the reciprocating member.

5. A polishingdevice comprising an elec trieally operated reciprocating member, a bracket secured to the underside of said re-' ciprocating member and being substantially U-shaped in cross section, said bracket having one parallel side portionthereof attached to the reciprocating member while the other parallel side portion is arranged in a horizontal manner spaced below said reciprocating member, a buffer, another bracket substantially U-shaped in cross section and having one side portion attached'to said buffer,

the opposite side portions of said second mentioned bracket being adapted to engage the opposite sides of the side portion of the first mentioned U-shaped bracket arranged in a horizontal manner below the reciprocating member and means arranged upon the en gaging surfaces of said U shaped brackets for preventing movement of the brackets with relation to each other in a direction similar to the movement of said reciprocating member.

6. A polishing device comprising a casing, a forwardly extending portion arranged on said casing, an electric motor arranged in the casing, a pair of guide members arranged in the lower portion of said forwardly extending portion of the casing, a plate slidably arranged between said guide members, rollers carried by said plate and adapted to engage the opposite sides of said guide members, means connecting the slidable plate with the electric motor so as to reciprocate said sliding plate upon operation of the motor, and a buffer detachably connected to said sliding plate, said buffer arranged below said forwardly extending portion of the casing.

7. A polishing device comprising a casing, a forwardly extending portion arranged on said casing, an electric motor arranged in the casing, a pair of guide members arranged in the lower portion of said forwardly extending portion of the casing, a plate slidably arranged between said guide members, rollers carried by said plate and adapted to engage the opposite sides of said guide members, means connecting the slidable plate with the electric motor so as to reciprocate said sliding plate upon operation of the motor, a buiferdetachably connected to said members arranged at the open bottom portion of said forwardly extending portion, a slidable member arranged for shding movement on said guides, a buffer detachably connected to said sliding member and arranged below said forwardly extending portion of said casing, an electric motor arranged in p the casing, and means connecting said slidable member to said electric motor so as to cause reciprocating movement of said slidable member upon operation of said motor.

9; A polishingdevice comprising a casing havin a forwardly extending portion at one side t ereof adjacent the top thereof, said forwardly extending portion of said casing having the bottom thereof open, guide members arranged at the open bottom portion of said forwardly extending portion, a slidable member arranged for shding movement on said guides,'a buffer detachably connected to said sliding member and arranged below said forwardly extending portion of said casing, an electric motor arranged in the casing, a disk arranged upon the drive shaft of said motor, and a connecting rod eccentrically connected to said disk and connected to said slidable member so as to cause said slidable ment of said disk.

LoYD F; PHILLIPS. 

